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Definition of Spadix

Spadix
Spadix Spa"dix, n.; pl. L. Spadices, E. Spadixes. [L., a palm branch broken off, with its fruit, Gr. ?.] 1. (Bot.) A fleshy spike of flowers, usually inclosed in a leaf called a spathe. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A special organ of the nautilus, due to a modification of the posterior tentacles.

Meaning of Spadix from wikipedia

- Spadix may refer to: Spadix (botany), a reproductive organ of some genera of plants Spadix (zoology), a similarly shaped secondary ****ual organ of some...
- In botany, a spadix (/ˈspeɪdɪks/ SPAY-diks; pl.: spadices /ˈspeɪdɪsiːz/ SPAY-dih-seez, /speɪˈdaɪsiːz/ spay-DY-seez) is a type of inflorescence having small...
- spadix is almost hollow and resembles a large baguette. Near the bottom of the spadix, hidden from view inside the sheath of the spathe, the spadix bears...
- In the field of zoology, a spadix (/ˈspeɪdɪks/ SPAY-diks; pl.: spadices /ˈspeɪdɪsiːz/ SPAY-dih-seez, /speɪˈdaɪsiːz/ spay-DY-seez) is a secondary ****ual...
- Cissusa spadix, the black-dotted brown moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found from Ontario and Quebec, south through most...
- plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a...
- followed by the flowers borne on a poker-shaped inflorescence called a spadix, which is partially enclosed in a pale green spathe or leaf-like hood. The...
- tubular structure at the base. The spadix is more often than not white and shorter than the spathe. On the spadix are found fertile female, fertile male...
- Hylocurus spadix is a species of typical bark beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America. "Hylocurus spadix Report". Integrated...
- oscillation of the spadix: independent of light, a precise thermal regulator is produced by an oscillatory temperature-sensing model in the spadix under dynamic...